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Teach students to add and subtract fractions using number lines and fraction diagrams with this complete teaching bundle. Students show addition as jumps forward and subtraction as jumps back, shade and cross out parts of fraction diagrams, and use a fraction wall to rename one fraction so both fractions use parts of the same size.

Combining a lesson plan, a 46-slide editable teacher presentation, three differentiated student activities, an exit ticket with interpretation guide and a hands-on Fraction Connect Four game, this curriculum-aligned bundle provides everything you need to teach the lesson from start to finish.

Built around the I Do, We Do, You Do model, students move from explicit teacher modelling to guided practice and independent application. They solve calculations with the same denominator, rename halves, thirds and quarters as equivalent fractions, read calculations from finished number lines and diagrams, explain a common error and work beyond one whole.

What's included in this teaching bundle?

Teacher Slides (PowerPoint)

• 46 editable, ready-to-teach slides following the I Do, We Do, You Do structure
• Clear learning intention and success criteria
• Review of the parts of a fraction, equivalent fractions and the direction of jumps
• Modelled examples on exact-scale number lines with matching fraction diagrams
• A fraction wall for renaming related denominators
• Read the number line, read the diagram and spot the error slides
• Every question slide followed by an answer slide
• Mini whiteboard check-ins throughout

Lesson Plan and Exit Ticket (PDF)

• Complete I Do, We Do, You Do lesson plan for a 45 to 60 minute lesson
• Diagnostic, formative and summative assessment points
• Key vocabulary, teacher notes and common misconceptions
• Exit ticket (two per page) with an interpretation guide

Differentiated Student Activities (PDF)

• Activity overview to help you match each option to your students
• Three differentiated activities: Number Lines and Diagrams, Renaming and Reading Representations and Representing and Reasoning
• Number lines evenly divided, each matched to a fraction diagram of the same length
• Rename-and-solve questions, reading questions and error analysis tasks
• Answer key and marking guide for every activity

Class Recording Sheet (Excel)

• Type T, A or B and the cell colours itself: Working towards, Achieving, Working beyond
• Exit ticket results and activity evidence tabs, with numbered next teaching steps

Hands-On Activity: Fraction Connect Four (PDF)

• Two partner game boards where every space shows an answer as a bar, grid or number line, often as an equivalent fraction
• Two calculation banks with 30 cards each
• Cut-apart fraction proof strips for the "Prove it!" challenge, so players show each claim with strips before they place a counter
• Teacher page with set-up, a model round, differentiation and misconceptions, plus answers and a board map
• What you need: scissors and 30 counters in two colours (or any small objects), plus printed pages

Ideal for upper primary classrooms, this bundle provides a structured approach to adding and subtracting fractions with number lines and fraction diagrams, combining explicit instruction, visual representations, differentiated independent practice and an engaging hands-on Fraction Connect Four game.

Formats: PowerPoint, PDF and Excel

Aligned to Australian Curriculum: Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions using knowledge of equivalent fractions (AC9M6N05)

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